Tag: philippines

Satchmi Favorite Local Albums and EPs from 2019

This year was a great one for records; what more for Philippine music. The amount of releases we wanted to include here far exceeded the capacity of this list. After much deliberation, we narrowed things down to titles that really stuck and have proven significant. Still, by no means is this everything. Without further ado, […]

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Just Released: Niki Colet’s Endless Summer EP is a Celebration of Life and the Unforeseeable Future

Last February, we featured the first single, “I Wish,” taken from Filipino singer-songwriter Niki Colet’s then upcoming Endless Summer EP. Today, we’re delighted to announce the EP is finally available in full. With a title inspired by Colet’s final summer after graduating college, Endless Summer boasts six lovely originals—The Sound, Big City, Could Be Love, […]

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Feature: Naga-Based Anesthesia’s “Closures” EP is a Smiths-Inspired Sadcore Masterpiece

If you haven’t heard of indie rock band Anesthesia, you’re totally missing out. Self-described as a sadcore outfit, the music from the Naga-based four-piece sounds like a marriage of the Smiths, Taking Back Sunday, and Sonic Youth. Made up of Francis Otordos, Marl Amador, Paul Salvador, and Matt Mandasoc (also, shout outs to their manager […]

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Feature: Moon Mask’s “Relapse” EP is a Soundtrack for What Ifs and Could’ve Beens

There are many mysteries in life. One of them is how Manila-based dream pop band Moon Mask, out with their second EP, isn’t more well-known. What started out as a project mostly from producer/vocalist Zeon Gomez (also of U-Pistol), the now-quartet consists of him, guitarist Felipe, bassist Dean Dela Cruz, and drummer Julio Del Prado.

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Just Released: Grow Old in Love with Niki Colet’s “I Wish”

Just in time for this month’s romantic holiday, Manila-based singer-songwriter Niki Colet releases the first single “I Wish” off her upcoming six-track EP, entitled Endless Summer, slated for release this March 23.

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Satchmi Best Albums and EPs of 2018

This year was another superb one for music. Amazing albums and EPs were released left and right, making it difficult, at times, to keep focus on certain standouts. One had to dig past comfort zones to find gems, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t masterpieces from well-known places either.

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